MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM REVIEWS

MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM REVIEWS *general supervision - CORRECT ANSWER-The dentist has prior knowledge and has given consent for the procedures being performed during which the dentist is not required to be present in the dental office or on the premises. *indirect - CORRECT ANSWER-The dentist is in the office, authorizes the procedures, and remains in the office while the procedures are being performed by the allied dental personnel. direct - CORRECT ANSWER-The dentist is in the dental office, personally diagnoses the condition to be treated, personally authorizes the procedure, and before dismissal of the patient, evaluates the performance of the allied dental personnel. personal - CORRECT ANSWER-The dentist is personally operating on a patient and authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently performing supportive procedures. DH, DT or DA must do these before administering nitrous - CORRECT ANSWER-take a course with a minimum of *12 hours* total comprised of didactic instruction, personally administering and managing at least *3* individual supervised cases who can place sealants after completing a course by a school accredited by the commission on dental accreditation? - CORRECT ANSWER-DH, DT, DA *WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local anesthesia from a school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWERDH and DT (not DA) *Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. - CORRECT ANSWER-Final construction *Before removal of bond material, a dental hygienist or licensed dental assistant must successfully complete a course in the use of ____________ for the express purpose of the removal of bond material from teeth. - CORRECT ANSWER-rotary instruments *Scope of Practice* - CORRECT ANSWER---- DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam, glass ionomers, and stainless steel crowns on class _______ (supragingival) - CORRECT ANSWER-Class I, II, V - a dental hygienist or dental assistant must successfully complete a board approved course on these specific restorative procedures. application of pit and fissure sealants - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - indirect *Administer LA - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general *monitor a patient on nitrous - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - General LDA - Indirect T/F -- DH or LDA shall NOT take impressions and bite registrations for the FINAL construction of fixed and removable prostheses. - CORRECT ANSWER-True *Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - indirect LDA - indirect Performing any or all restorative procedures limited to placing, contouring, & adjusting amalgam, glass ionomers, and Class I and V supra composite restorations - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - indirect LDA - indirect *managing and removing IV lines - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - indirect LDA - indirect *placing an IV line - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - direct LDA - direct administering any medications or agents - CORRECT ANSWER-Personal DH and RDA *Perform preliminary charting including assessments and existing restoration, determine the perio status, and formulate the DH tx plan in coordination with DDS - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general *make referrals in consultation with DDS - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general *complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general dietary and nutritional counseling - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general *replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - general *remove overhangs - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of perio probing and assessment of the perio structure - CORRECT ANSWER-LDA - general of course DH can do this too, with probing take photographs intra or extra orally - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - general take vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - general place temporary fillings - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - general *cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - general *take X-rays - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - general *take impressions for casts and bite registrations - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - general *place and remove ortho separators - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - general *deliver vacuum-formed ortho retainers - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general DA - general *etch enamel surfaces; apply and adjust sealants - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - indirect *monitor a patient on nitrous oxide - CORRECT ANSWER-DH - general LDA - indirect